Automation Engineer

Anderson Wright Consulting
Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Today
£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
10 Sep 2026 (Today)

Benefits

20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Onsite Parking Excellent ongoing training and support

AUTOMATION ENGINEER – CONGLETON - £50000 - £60000 DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE

We are working with a global leading manufacturing/engineering company. We are recruiting for an experienced Automation Engineer to work from their Congleton site

AUTOMATION ENGINEER JOB PURPOSE

We are seeking an Automation Engineer, where as the main responsibility is to; have project responsibility within the electrical and automation disciplines, doing PLC/HMI software development and programming based upon the client’s standard system software, support the commissioning engineers during start-up of new plants and upgrade existing plants, give plant operational support, proactively support and cooperate with all engineering disciplines to achieve optimal design results.

AUTOMATION ENGINEER DUTIES

Project responsibility within the electrical and automation disciplines

PLC / HMI software development based on the client’s standard system software

Further develop the client’s standard system software, process simulator and data analysis tools

Remote/site support to the commissioning engineers during start-up of new plants, upgrading of existing plants and general plant operational support

Documentation

Assist the Technical Maintenance and Support team when required

AUTOMATION ENGINEER REQUIREMENTS

Strong communicator, fluent in English (spoken & written)

High standards and quality-focused

Structured, independent, and results-driven

Collaborative team player, eager to share and learn

Bachelor/ Master’s Degree in Industrial IT and Automation, Cybernetics or other relevant background

At least 5 years of experience working with control systems as an automation engineer

Working experience from a multidisciplinary work environment is an advantage

Deep knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC programming with corresponding HMI graphics design.

Good knowledge of electrical design

Good knowledge of industrial network topologies

AUTOMATION ENGINEER PACKAGE AND BENEFITS

Working Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-4.30pm

20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Onsite Parking

£50000 - £60000 dependent on experience

Fantastic opportunity to build a career

Excellent ongoing training and support

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AUTOMATION ENGINEER – CONGLETON – £50000 - £60000

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